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June 9, 2019
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Adaptable Security in Wireless Sensor Networks by Using Reconfigurable ECC Hardware Coprocessors

Publicated to: International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. 2010 (740823): 740823- - 2010-12-01 2010(740823), DOI: 10.1155/2010/740823

Authors:

Portilla, J; Otero, A; de la Torre, E; Riesgo, T; Stecklina, O; Peter, S; Langendörfer, P
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Electrónica Industrial. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
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Univ Politecn Madrid, Ctr Elect Ind - Author
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Abstract

Specific features of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) like the open accessibility to nodes, or the easy observability of radio communications, lead to severe security challenges. The application of traditional security schemes on sensor nodes is limited due to the restricted computation capability, low-power availability, and the inherent low data rate. In order to avoid dependencies on a compromised level of security, a WSN node with a microcontroller and a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is used along this work to implement a state-of-the art solution based on ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography). In this paper it is described how the reconfiguration possibilities of the system can be used to adapt ECC parameters in order to increase or reduce the security level depending on the application scenario or the energy budget. Two setups have been created to compare the software and hardware-supported approaches. According to the results, the FPGA-based ECC implementation requires three orders of magnitude less energy, compared with a low power microcontroller implementation, even considering the power consumption overhead introduced by the hardware reconfiguration.
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Keywords

Elliptic curve cryptographyProtocols

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q4 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Computer Science, Information Systems, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-28:

  • Google Scholar: 67
  • WoS: 23
  • Scopus: 42
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-28:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 30 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/8793/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 530
  • Downloads: 381
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Germany.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (PORTILLA BERRUECO, JORGE) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been PORTILLA BERRUECO, JORGE.

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Awards linked to the item

This work was supported partly by the ARTEMIS JU under the ARTEMIS-2008-100032 SMART project.
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